‘Has someone stitched your mouth shut?’: Kharge questions Amit Shah's absence from Parliament, silence on CJP crackdown

Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge has criticized Indian Home Minister Amit Shah for his silence regarding a police crackdown on protesters in Delhi. Kharge questioned Shah's absence from Parliament and the use of force against students during the 'Chalo Sansad' march.
Why it matters
The exchange highlights intense political friction in India regarding government accountability, civil liberties, and the treatment of protesters.
Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge has raised questions on union home minister Amit Shah's silence on the police crackdown on CJP's protest. Speaking in the upper house after the anti-paper leak bill was tabled, the Congress MP also sought answers from Shah and PM Modi over their absence from the parliament session.While Kharge addressed the house, he questioned if someone had “stitched” the home minister's mouth shut due to his silence on the security crackdown on protestors during the July 20 ‘Chalo Sansad’ march held by the Cockroach Janta Party.“You are the home minister. This was happening in Delhi. And yet despite all this happening, you did not open your mouth.
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